Vehicle-wheel.



T. E. MURRAY. VEHICLE WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED MAY 2B, I9I5- ff 5,42?.V y Q P&Iented 0ct.12,1915.'

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ri rra THOMAS E. MURRAY, OF NEW YORK,

VEHICLE-WHEEL.

To all whom it may concern.'

y Be it known that I, THOMAS E. MUmniY, a citizen of the United States, residing at N ew York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Vehicle-Wheels, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to vehicle wheels of sheet metal, and consists in the construction hereinafter set forth. l

T he object is to simplify and cheapen the wheel, while at the same time giving it all necessary strength.

The hub is formed of ailanged tubular portion and an annular disk. The spokes are metal tubes. In order to imite the spokes to the hub, junction pieces are provided having parallel flat plates which enter between the disk and the flange on the tubular portion of the hub and are welded thereto. Each junction piece also has a tubular portion, into which lthe inner end portion of the spoke enters and is secured by welding. 'y

In the accompanying drawings-Figure l is a face view of my wheel, the outer portions of the spokes being broken away and the rim omitted, and the inner portion of one spoke with its junction piece being shown in section. Fig. 2 is a section on the line m, of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the spoke junction pieces.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

The spokes A are The hub comprises a. tubular portion B, having a circumferential flange C, and an annular disk D; preferably flanged aty E. In

Speclcation of :Lettersl Patent.

tubular and of metal.`

orderI to join 'the spokes to the hub, I provide junction pieces, one of which is shown in perspective in Fig. 3. Each junction piece comprises two fiat parallel plates F, G,

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and a tubular portion H integral therewith.

For convenience, said junction piece may be made in two parts united at the joint I. The side edges J of the plates F, G preferably converge toward the end edges K. The construction is to be such that the plates F, G fit between, the flange C and disk D of the hub, to which they may be homogeneously united by electrical welding. The inner ends of the spokes are received inthe tubular portions H of said junction pieces and are secured therein in like manner. The axle L is received in hall-bearings, the runways M,v

N of which are respectively received inthe tubular portion B of the hub and the flange E of disk D, and also secured by welding.

A cap O may close the outer end of the hub.

I claim:

A vehicle wheel of metal, comprising tubular spokes, a hub comprising atuloular portion having a circumferential flange and an annular disk, and junction pieces, each having a tubular portion to receive a spoke and two parallel flat plates integral with saidtubular portion; the said plates fitting between and bein said disk and sai ange.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

v THOMAS E. MURRAY.

Witnesses:

GERTRUDE T. PORTER, Mar T. MCGARRY.

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